Top Rated Patient Care

Advancing our understanding and treatment of eye disease.

With funding from the National Institute of Health, the National Eye Institute,industry, and a number of philanthropic foundations and donors, our investigators to perform basic science and translational research in five labs seven laboratories and over 22,000 square feet of research space.

Cutting Edge Research

Nationally recognized teachers and state of the art facilities.

The Department of Ophthalmology is a leading training center for future ophthalmologists and vision scientists. We offer outstanding education to practicing ophthalmologists, medical students, and residents from around the world.

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Message from the Chair

Russell N. Van Gelder, M.D., Ph.D.

Our mission is to eliminate suffering from eye disease, both in our region and the wider world. We do this by providing the highest quality medical and surgical eye care for patients, seeking new knowledge and treatments for eye diseases through rigorous research, and preparing the next generation of physicians and vision scientists to do the same.